What is CVE-2021-24933?

CVE-2021-24933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bootstrapped Dynamic Widgets, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-24933?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24933 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Bootstrapped Dynamic Widgets

CVE-2021-24933

The Dynamic Widgets WordPress plugin through 1.5.16 does not escape the prefix parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when using the term_tree AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Bootstrapped Dynamic_widgets
Unknown Dynamic Widgets — versions 1.5.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24933?: CVE-2021-24933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bootstrapped Dynamic Widgets, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-24933?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24933 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.